Hello everyone

Series of discussion have been on air over a month now on the possible solution to assist the Nigeria film makers.

Do you think the best solution in solving the problems affecting Nigeria Independent film markers is to establish a 'film consultancy firm' where film makers can come for advice on various aspects of film development such as budgeting, marketing, screen writing, distribution and exhibition?

Comments and opinions will be appreciated.

Thanks

Please op, I can't laugh

@ijebabe,
You lied, i can see ur 32

Its not my fault, the op is funny

Nollywood is improving small small, just like our electricity.

^^^how can u be this wicked?

Its been a slow progress but there's hope.

femslove: In an effort to improve the quality of Nigerian film productions, the country’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, pledged in 2010 to create a $200 million loan fund to help finance film projects.

I PLEDGE to Nigeria my country, to be faithful loyal and honest! This is a norm in every school's assembly. How many nigerian students' actualise the pledge after leaving the assembly ground where the pledge was recited?
Seems you've forgotten that GEJ that made the pledge is also a nigerian. So far he made the pledge doesn't mean he actualised the pledge.
The first question you should have asked is if the money was disbursed to the industry before making a further step to criticize their developement!
I rest my case!

dubem3: ^^^how can u be this wicked?

Lol! I'm just teasing. We know the electricity problem will never be fixed

Tolexander: I PLEDGE to Nigeria my country, to be faithful loyal and honest! This is a norm in every school's assembly. How many nigerian students' actualise the pledge after leaving the assembly ground where the pledge was recited?
Seems you've forgotten that GEJ that made the pledge is also a nigerian. So far he made the pledge doesn't mean he actualised the pledge.
The first question you should have asked is if the money was disbursed to the industry before making a further step to criticize their developement!
I rest my case!

In addition to the good points you made, I think the $200m plegde is an 'entertainment' fund... not just for 'Nollywood' and 'films'.

Crowdsourcing might be our answer.

My own suggestion some time ago was 20k Naira by 50 people. Can't remember getting any response. Think it was on a facebook group or so. Before I said it, there was a lot of talk about how crappy Nollywood was (I did a lot of that in the past too). I can't remember getting any response.

So, hopefully, we'll find people someday who wanna see movies made. Then, hopefully also, the crowdsourcing thing would work too.

But the talk about government giving people money to make films, that's the least of our problems as a nation. Any money that should be raised should be started by people like us who wanna see some changes.

I'm glad you understand and believe in crowdsourcing.

And about the Half of a Yellow Sun controversy, I wish those were part of the noise would gather so we can all raise some money, probably buy the rights to Purple Hibiscus and then produce it. But again, that'll likely take 10 years, loooooool.

VillageBoi:

I kinda threw that as a question out there once. The responses were - hmmmmmm! I think it will be quite hard to get Naija people to support such. Let me see if I can find what I wrote somewhere and paste it here... one sec.

It was a topic I called 50,000 Nigerians

"Hello my people, how una dey?

The last few days got me thinking! We've all read the 'Half of a Yellow Sun' controversy (which is definitely going to turn into ticket sales to 'Nigerians').

Are we really vexed or are we justy big-mouth noise-makers? If we want to tell our stories 'our' way then what is stopping us?

On a recent thread someone said something about... (this section edited out) ...No reason such a thing can't work... SO...

Do you think at least 50,000 Nigerians would jump on a 'Naija' KICKSTARTER film project for $5 each... yes a minimum of just five dollas.
I know fully well I would back it with so much more than just $5. I've backed 'oyinbo' stuff on 'kickstarter', why not a Nigerian film? (Another edit from 'other' source)
Plenti members dey here... let them link all their 'friends' on FB and other sites and the 'linked' friends link all of theirs and so on... a chain reaction could easily get 100,000 people on board.

Question is... "Would we?"

This was a place with thousands of people and only about 'FIVE' would. We Nigerians are a very, very tough bunch; most Naija people definitely won't as one of the guys there had a brilliant book out and after all the talk, talk, talk how many people actually supported him by buying it? Hardly any.

Jayboy the sad truth is this - forget our over holy public crap - our 'true' actions are as follows -
A Naija man will straight up not support it because you're not a girl he's trying to sleep with
A Naija woman will not support it as she's looking for 10 guys to pay full amount for the same plastic hair... or shoe & bag & rent

Also note, that is a 'general view', I know there are people out there that will.

Hmmmmm